LENEHAN v. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS ELECTORAL BD.

Docket No. 1-13-0619.

988 N.E.2d 1003 (2013)

2013 IL App (1st) 130619

370 Ill. Dec. 647

Michael LENEHAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS ELECTORAL BOARD OF SCHAUMBURG TOWNSHIP, its Members Mary Wrobleski, Chairperson, Timothy Heneghan and Ellen Raymond; Timothy Heneghan, in His Official Capacity as Schaumburg Township Clerk; David Orr, in His Official Capacity as Cook County Clerk; and Chandrakant H. Pandya, Defendants-Appellees. Zuhair Nubani, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Township Officers Electoral Board of Schaumburg Township, its Members Mary Wrobleski, Chairperson, Timothy Heneghan and Ellen Raymond; Timothy Heneghan, in His Official Capacity as Schaumburg Township Clerk; David Orr, in His Official Capacity as Cook County Clerk; and Chandrakant H. Pandya, Defendants-Appellees. Carolyn A. Quinn, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Township Officers Electoral Board of Schaumburg Township, its Members Mary Wrobleski, Chairperson, Timothy Heneghan and Ellen Raymond; Timothy Heneghan, in His Official Capacity as Schaumburg Township Clerk; David Orr, in His Official Capacity as Cook County Clerk; and Chandrakant H. Pandya, Defendants-Appellees. Mike Murray, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Township Officers Electoral Board of Schaumburg Township, its Members Mary Wrobleski, Chairperson, Timothy Heneghan and Ellen Raymond; Timothy Heneghan, in His Official Capacity as Schaumburg Township Clerk; David Orr, in His Official Capacity as Cook County Clerk; and Chandrakant H. Pandya, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

April 3, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zuhair Nubani , of Schaumburg, for appellants.

Laduzinsky & Associates, P.C., of Chicago ( Steven M. Laduzinsky , David J. Riski , and Tracy L. Brdar , of counsel), for appellee Chandrakant H. Pandya.

Storino, Ramell & Durkin, of Rosemont ( Thomas M. Bastian , of counsel), for appellee Township Officers Electoral Board.

Anita M. Alvarez , State's Attorney, of Chicago ( Marie D. Spicuzz , Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for appellee David Orr.


OPINION

Justice DELORT delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 We determine here whether to restore candidates who were disqualified by a local suburban electoral board to the April 9, 2013 consolidated election ballot. Because the electoral board's removal of the candidates was in error, we issued a brief order on March 25, 2013 reversing the board and restoring the candidates to the ballot. This opinion explains our reasoning.

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